Fruits · Property-derived

Passion fruit

Also called: passion fruit, passionfruit, maracuya

Fragrant, sweet-tart and juicy — cooling and refreshing.

How Passion fruit affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Passion fruit on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Balancing Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high.
Pitta Neutral Broadly neutral for Pitta.
Kapha Neutral Broadly neutral for Kapha.

Taste: Sweet, Sour  ·  Potency: Cooling (śīta)  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Light, Moist

When to go easy

The tartness can be a lot for a very high Pitta in quantity.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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